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Reading Eagle
November 12, 2018
By Beth Brelje
The 29-year-old claims the priest, who had ties to Berks County churches, abused him at a Carbon County church between 1999 and 2001.
A 29-year-old Schuylkill County man is accusing a former Allentown Diocese priest with ties to six Berks County churches of sexually abusing him at a Carbon County church between 1999 and 2001.
The man, identified in the lawsuit as “John Doe,” claims that when he was 10 to 12 years old, he was abused by the Rev. Bruno M. Tucci at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Nesquehoning.
Tucci served in Berks County between 1971 and 1981.
The July state grand jury report detailing hundreds of abuse cases within the church mentions a victim reporting abuse by Tucci in 1977-78 but does not identify the location.
The suit was filed electronically Monday in Lehigh County Court, attorney Gerald J. Williams said.
The courthouse was closed Monday for Veterans Day, so the filing will not appear docketed until Tuesday.
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